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India's Chandrayaan-3 probe to attempt historic moon landing today: Watch it live [View all]
By Mike Wall published about 14 hours ago
The touchdown attempt is scheduled to occur around 8:34 a.m. ET today (Aug. 23).
India will make a historic moon-landing try on Wednesday morning (Aug. 23), and you can watch the action live.
The nation's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is scheduled to touch down near the lunar south pole Wednesday around 8:34 a.m. EDT (1234 GMT; 6:04 p.m. Indian Standard Time, or IST). Success would make India just the fourth country — after the Soviet Union, the U.S. and China — to ace a soft landing on the moon.
Watch the touchdown try here at Space.com, courtesy of the Indian Space Research Organisation, or directly via ISRO. Coverage is scheduled to begin at 7:50 a.m. EDT (1150 GMT; 5:20 p.m. IST).
A photo of the moon's far side captured on Aug. 19, 2023, by Chandrayaan-3. (Image credit: ISRO)
The Chandrayaan-3 mission has been smooth so far. The spacecraft launched on July 14 and successfully entered lunar orbit on Aug. 5. On Aug. 17, Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander separated from its propulsion module, setting the stage for Wednesday's touchdown try.
More:
https://www.space.com/india-chandrayaan-3-moon-landing-livestream
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